Once complete, the 31 MWh-capacity system will provide bill credits to the NYU Langone Hospital, one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, serving more than 60,000 patients annually. The hospital signed an offtake agreement to purchase bill credits from the Energy Storage System to support its sustainability goals.

As part of the hospital’s commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral health system by 2050 and 50% neutral by 2030, the hospital will utilize stored energy within the battery systems during peak hours, reducing the hospital’s demand on the grid during periods of high electricity consumption in NYC, thereby increasing grid resiliency.

The installations, which will reach commercial operation in mid-2023, were spearheaded by Summit Ridge Energy. In addition to the ITC investment, NT Solar will provide compliance, reporting, and asset management services through the investment cycle.

The Battery Maritime Building is an iconic Beaux-Arts ferry terminal building originally constructed in 1909 located at the southern tip of Manhattan. Before Manhattan’s numerous bridges were built, the ferry system served as the primary mode of transportation to New York’s other boroughs, playing a key role to the city’s early expansion. By the end of the 1800s, there were nearly 20 separate ferry lines on the East River alone, including one that operated out of South Street and served Brooklyn and 39th Street.

In 1906, the city of New York assumed control of this ferry line and spearheaded the construction of the Battery Maritime Building, which finished construction in 1909. It was designed by Walker & Morris to act as the Municipal Ferry Pier connecting Manhattan to South Brooklyn. The Brooklyn ferry service shut down in 1938, and the 140,000 square-foot building has since been used by various city agencies, the US Army, and, most recently, the US Coast Guard. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

The massive steel structure is a prime example of civic architecture at the turn of the century in New York City. The building features a historic great hall, 2,800 square-feet of skylights located on 35-foot ceilings, and floor to ceiling windows. There are over 8,800 elements of cast iron throughout the building. Spectacular views can be seen of the Brooklyn Bridge to the east, Governors Island to the south and the Statue of Liberty to the west.